When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.